","image":["https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71eLSv1cGmL.jpg","https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aPvqesAYL.jpg"],"offers":{"@type":"Offer","priceCurrency":"SCR","price":"244.95","itemCondition":"https://schema.org/NewCondition","availability":"https://schema.org/OutOfStock","shippingDetails":{"deliveryTime":{"@type":"ShippingDeliveryTime","minValue":3,"maxValue":3,"unitCode":"d"}}},"category":"internationalandspecialty","review":[{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"A*** "},"datePublished":"28 September 2024","name":"Reminds me of my Childhood in Cape Town.","reviewBody":"Oh my, for maybe 50 years I’ve been looking for this!! As child who was born from a South African born lady & I lived in Cape Town for a part of my childhood, I remembered a breakfast which I loved but my memory was vauge, I knew it was a porridge, but really couldn’t remember too much about it apart from the fact I loved it! It he name eluded me as I had looked for many years for this mysterious cereal.Recently I was looking for South African goods & stumbled upon Maltbella, I saw the picture on the box and memories came flooding back of this smooth chocolate coloured malty cereal.I bought a pack.When it arrived I tried to make it with water, yuck, this wasn’t right, I remember it as a milky porridge, so I experimented and made it with milk, & there it was, the semolina kinda texture, creamy, malty goodnesss I had known as a child.It bought back memories of my grandparents who we stayed with, it bought back the sunshine, memories of my sisters, my parents. The view of Table Mountain from the front door, all my South African senses were back, the sights the sounds & the tastes and feel of my childhood memories, all in one little bowl of Maltbella.A little goes a long way, it makes a good amount, 40g will make a good size bowl, delicious when made with milk, stir often if your making it in a microwave, you can make it to the consistency you like, I like it semolina consistency: a bit of sugar to sweeten, and yum yum, a malty bowl of goodness, it’s very filling, and it’s meant to be good for you too; great value, all the way from Sunnny South Africa, a tasty malty goodness .Thank you sooo much, I will buy again.I’m going to try it on my grandchildren to see if they like it!I know my grandparents & parents would have been happy I liked this, as I didn’t like milk as a child, so this was a great way of making sure I had milk in my diet.Happy customer."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"D*** "},"datePublished":"12 January 2025","name":"My favourite","reviewBody":"I was honestly surprised to see that amazon sells sorghum porridge from home, real treat.Best with butter and brown sugar."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"F***A"},"datePublished":"28 September 2024","name":"Same good quality","reviewBody":"Just as I have always remembered it. Good quality, great taste. The trick is in making it correctly - but once you have cracked that skill, it's all good"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"K***R"},"datePublished":"31 October 2023","name":"pretty good porridge substitute (non-lectin), bit of a faff cooking it on the hob","reviewBody":"First experience with this and happy with the product. No queezy stomach like after eating oats/porridge. Package says the following but I think the amounts could be 2/3 or 3/4 of the those stated on the carton:1 serving:Maltabella 40g / 85ml/1/3 cupCold water: 100ml/2/5 cupBoiling water: 170ml/2/3 cupIf cooking on the hob, the prep and having to stir occasionally for 15m is a bit of a faff (no microwave here, carton gives instructions also for that method) but I can imagine eating it every few days.Packet says: Ingredients Sorghum (99%), salt.Also that it may contain soya and wheat (gluten) - but those not listed as ingredients even for malting, as stated. So presumably just a disclaimer in case the factory also processes them? Anyway, no WGA /wheat germ agglutinin or oats lectins type symptoms after eating (vide S. Gundry: The Plant Paradox etc)."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"D***."},"datePublished":"16 July 2024","name":"Trip down memory lane.","reviewBody":"Was pleased to find this on Amazon. It's a porridge we ate as children in South Africa. Still as good as I remember."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"L***A"},"datePublished":"1 September 2024","name":"Good product","reviewBody":"I really enjoyed the porridge"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"1.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"S***Y"},"datePublished":"4 December 2021","name":"Stodgy, sediments readily at bottom of bowl requiring constant stirring","reviewBody":"Disappointing"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"H***W"},"datePublished":"1 February 2024","name":"Delicious creamy malt flavour","reviewBody":"A delicious creamy malt flavour that I would highly recommend!!"}],"aggregateRating":{"@type":"AggregateRating","ratingValue":4.375,"bestRating":5,"ratingCount":8}},{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is it gluten free please?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"While this does not have gluten grains in it, if you are highly sensitive to gluten, this is not for you, as it is not processed in 'clean' facilities and can therefore have some contamination. I cannot tolerate it because of this, but others can, who are less sensitive."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"concerned about sell by date, what is current date from this supplier","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The one I received BB date is 23 October '17."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"I've only heard of malted barley, so sorghum can be malted also? It would be gluten free then unless it was done alongside gluten grains?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"I suspect that it may be gluten free but you must check this with the makers, they may also process other products with the same equipment or nearby."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"It states it is malted, malt is made from barley, so can it be truly gluten free?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Malt (dried, sprouted cereal grain) is the major ingredient in most beers and in certain hot and cold\nbeverages. It is also a useful ingredient in some cereal food products such as bread and infant\nporridges. In terms of nutrients, malt contains mainly complex carbohydrates (starch and dietary fi bre),\nbut also protein of reasonable quality and availability, B vitamins and minerals. Malt is a source of hydrolytic\nenzymes, especially amylases. In brewing, the malt amylases produce the sugars which the\nyeast ferments to alcohol and carbon dioxide The amylases also increase the sweetness and improve\nthe texture of food products such as bread and porridges.\nFloor malting of sorghum and millet is a traditional craft that has been carried out throughout Africa for\nhundreds of years. The modern factory manufacture of barley malt and sorghum malt is in principle\nidentical to traditional malting. This guide shows how traditional fl oor malting can be scaled-up into a\nsmall commercial-scale operation, through the application of simple, sound food manufacturing practices."}}]}]}